Did they get the material from the old RAE Museum? I believe it was donated to the Science Museum when DRA (now Qinetiq) closed the old museum, and it included some old log books from Air Traffic Control dating back to the early '50s. We found them in the desk of one of the ex Radio Operators (who eventually became Experimental Flying Control Assistants, then Experimental Flying Support Officers) when he retired. They were passed over to the RAE museum by our SATCO who had no idea how valuable they were and didn't bother to discuss it with us operational staff, and that museum promptly closed, with DRA stating they were in the business of aviation research not aviation nostalgia.(b'stards)
Racking my brains, but I think the name of the last curator was Brian Kerval, who often used to visit the tower to ask about various things.
Last edited by chevvron; 16th Dec 2012 at 17:39.